Table 1.
AAWHHS study sample characteristics (N = 140)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday discrimination (EDS)a | ||
| (range 10–60), mean (SD) | 28.69 (13.14) | |
| Experiences of discrimination (EOD)a | ||
| (range 8–40), mean (SD) | 18.39 (8.55) | |
| Age | ||
| (range 31–51), mean (SD) | 41.58 (5.88) | |
| Educational attainment | ||
| >High school diploma | 93 | 66.43 |
| ≤High school diploma | 47 | 33.57 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 74 | 52.86 |
| Not employed | 66 | 47.14 |
| Poverty status | ||
| >100% federal household threshold | 112 | 80.00 |
| ≤100% federal household threshold | 28 | 20.00 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| (range 0–3), mean (SD) | 1.00 (0.93) | |
| Marital/partnership status | ||
| Married/partnered | 41 | 29.29 |
| Unmarried/not partnered | 99 | 70.71 |
| Perceived stress | ||
| (range 10–50), mean (SD) | 30.10 (7.27) | |
| Relative telomere length | ||
| (range 0.3–2.8), mean (SD) | 0.93 (0.36) |
AAWHHS African American Women’s Heart & Health Study; EDS Everyday Discrimination Scale; EOD Experiences of Discrimination; SD standard deviation.
aN = 138.